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Thursday, December 9, 2010

Christmas Gifts

This is the season for giving.

Giving doesn't have to necessarily be about 'stuff' that can be wrapped or unwrapped.

Giving can also include those gifts that money cannot buy; consideration, time, love, hugs, laughter.

As a family, we have always donated something at Christmas time, be it under the Mayor's Christmas tree, the K-Mart or Target tree or the like, The Smith Family. I try not to donate money if I can because I find it detracts from the message I'm trying to send to my children.

I take them to choose a gift or make something if we can. Then we wrap it and deliver it to wherever it needs to go.

This year we donated excess produce from our vegetable garden. Hopefully this way, more than one person can benefit.

I would love to volunteer our time one year to the Salvation Army in preparing and serving a Christmas Day meal to their clients. That is something that I cannot do I feel until the children are older, I can't supervise them and devote my attention to the task of meals at the same time. That is something we'll do later, together.

I love Sew Mama Sew's blog and came across this challenge. I love the idea but we don't gift to anyone really outside of the children or to one niece (it's a long story) at Christmas. But I can do this for my random gifts that I like to do. I hope you like the challenge and be inspired to follow along. I know I shall, I love making bags.

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The Barefoot Bride

Welcome to my blog.

I am on a journey to find a more simpler life for me and my family. I want to make the world a better place for my children and share with them what I know. I want a more 'back to basics' life for us, and hope that you will share your experiences on a simpler life too.

About Me

I am a wife, mother, woman and casual teacher. I enjoy the freedom wearing no shoes gives me and believes it sums up how I want my life to be right now - relaxed and casual. Actually, in the tropics, you'd be mad to want to wear shoes all of the time!